Presents a brief description of the life and explorations of the man who organized the first circumnavigation of the world.
In this stirring account of an epic voyage beset by shipwreck, desertions, scurvy, and hunger, (Magellan) emerges as an all-too-human hero who tested the limits of the possible.--Publishers Weekly.
In this biography, Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era’s most daring adventurers. In typically flowing and elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves.
Dans ce formidable roman d'aventures, Zweig exalte la volonté héroïque de Magellan, qui prouve qu'" une idée animée par le génie et portée par la passion est plus forte que tous les éléments réunis et que toujours un homme, avec ...
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